ACN raises alarm over insecurity, irregularities
In a statement issued Saturday in Akure, Ondo State, by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party therefore called on INEC officials and security agencies to move fast to rectify the situation.
The party said inadequate security has been reported in many localities in the State, with the worst-hit areas being Idanre and Okitipupa.
“In Idanre, for example, thugs on motorcycles are harassing voters and agents of the opposition. There are also reports of stuffed ballot boxes being moved to polling booths with the protection of Labour Party thugs.
“In Owo, a state government Commissioner has been arrested by soldiers after he was found with weapons. The widespread insecurity has led to apprehension by voters, and there is the need for security agencies to urgently deploy additional security to the affected areas.”
ACN also alleged that many of its agents whose names were forwarded to INEC were not given accreditation tags in several polling units across the state, raising fears that the party’s agents may not be able to monitor the election. It however, called on the INEC to immediately remedy the situation.
The party lamented the delay in election materials to get to some polling units hours after there were distributed to many polling units across the state
“Specifically, materials have not been brought to Ese Odo LG Ward 1 Unit 11, as well as Akure South Ward 8 Wofere Unit. Also at both Units, INEC officials have not been sighted. At the Ese Odo LG, Apoi 4, Unit 1, duplicate EC8A was presented”, the statement disclosed.
Accreditation of voters begins in Ondo state
10 22 am: INCE’s accreditation of voters in Okiti Pupa LG in Ijuodo polling both OO5 staterd at 920 am.
INEC staff lamented that the dely was due to vehicles problems which hinder transporting the election materials
10 10 am: The ACN guber candidate has called all the Ondo people to take the money being offered to them by politicians but that they should vote the right candidate.
Akeredolu who was on queue waiting for accreditation made this statement in Unite 2 ward 6 in Owo LG.
He also said that he is contended with the security position in the state as the security is there to deter the thugs and not the peaceful voters and enjoined the peope to come out en mass to vote.
Akeredolu in
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In Agbogbo Busstop Ward 4 in Akure women queue waiting to be accredited.
9 44am: Accreditation is on going in Ago Ijumu Unite 29 Ward 7 in Ondo LG. But only two INEC official are attending to about one thousand voter who are on queue for accreditation.
9 38 am: In Unite 6 in Owo LG the ACN guber candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu is expected to come for his accreditation soon.
9 26 am: In Okiti Pupa and Igbo Tako accreditation has also commenced and voters are excited and are coming out in great numbers to exercise their franchise .
9 am: Two arrested in Owo with ammunitions.
8 55 am: Accreditation started at in Ward 3 of Akure LG at about 8.03 am. The security level to is said to be calm and has enable voters to come enmass to cast their votes.
8 51 am : Accreditation, yet to commence in Akure metropolis as at 7am reports Charles Kumolu
8 15 am: In Owo accreditation is about to start as INCE official are ready
Also the security level in Owo is calm
INEC has commence accreditation of voters in most part of Ondo State
Splendid morning indeed here. Ondo state generally sleeps early- between 8.30 and 9p.m- and wakes up late – between 7 and 7.30a.m compared to Lagos where the day ends say at 1a.m and a new one starts 3 to 4 hours later
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